RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The epidemiology of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis in children JF Archives of Disease in Childhood JO Arch Dis Child FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP 171 OP 174 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302156 VO 99 IS 2 A1 Crawley, Esther YR 2014 UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/99/2/171.abstract AB Most paediatricians regularly see children with chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME) in their clinics and yet we know little about how common it is, who is affected, whether there are risk factors and how likely a child is to recover (or what might predict recovery). Recent research suggests that this illness is more complicated than previously thought and that rather than being an illness found in middle class families, it is more common in those who are socially deprived. This article reviews what is currently known about this important but little understood condition.